Microsoft is using customers' bandwidth to deliver Windows updates

[LabZero]

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http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-using-customersbandwidth-to-deliver-windows-updates

Microsoft released Windows 10 to the world this Wednesday and the response has been terrific, with more than 16 upgrades per second. In order to deal with the considerable amount of data this would require, Microsoft acquired as much as 40Tbps with all of the major CDNs - the company was already consuming 10Tbps when that article was written.

In order to alleviate some of the load on its servers and allow users to upgrade faster, however, Microsoft has introduced what it calls Windows Update Delivery Optimization, which works similar to a torrent, hosting the install files on local PCs and then propagating them to other PCs on either your local network or the internet.

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-using-customersbandwidth-to-deliver-windows-updates

 

[frogboy]

This why i have to wait a bit to try to install Windows 10 again after the train wreck the first time.

 

[jamescv7]

Well I don't see anything wrong for Windows 10 except on little update mechanism which those thing are totally replace the optional updates/differ permanently.

 

[Atlas147]

IMO should have been an opt in function to use your own bandwidth to help others get their update sooner. What if you're on a fixed bandwidth usage every month and you use over the data cap because of this?

It's a really good idea but I think the way they implemented it could have been a lot better

 

[LabZero]

IMO it is a way, though, little transparency and that occurs in the background without user notification after the first installation.

 

[Subhayan Gupta]

I am registered with Insider Preview of Windows 10. I have upgeaded it to Build 10240. I want to fresh install with an .iso file. Will I ned any product key or will it be still activated?

 

[frogboy]

I am registered with Insider Preview of Windows 10. I have upgeaded it to Build 10240. I want to fresh install with an .iso file. Will I ned any product key or will it be still activated?

I think you will need a key.